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Description
Oral History interview of Jack Morrison. Interview conducted by Campbell, Tyler at Winter Park, Florida.
Log
0:01 Introduction; 0:25 Early Life/ Parent's Occupation; 1:29 Pre- Military Education; 2:37 Post-Graduation Employment; 2:37 Post-Graduation Employment; 3:35 Decision to join the Marine Corps/ Process of Joining the Marine Corp's Reserve; 6:34 Family Reaction to Military Service; 7:35 Marine Corps Flight Training; 9:18 Hearing about Pearl Harbor; 9:48 Assignment as Instructor to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL; 14:25 Process to Qualify on an Aircraft Carrier; 21:08 Pros & Cons of WWII-Era Flying Equipment; 22:02 Operation in "Phoonie-Phoonie"; 26:35 Operations in Pacific Campaign/Tarawa/ Atoll Islands; 29:35 Orders from San Francisco to VMF 223/ New F4U; 35:01 Operations in August 1945 against Japanese Mainland; 37:32 Truman's Announcement of Hiroshima Bombing; 38:45 Bombing of Nagasaki; 39:51 Firing the Final shots of the war/ Personal Memory of the War; 42:15 Operations at the End of the War; 47:51 End of Tour of Duty in the Pacific; 48:05 Post- World War II service/ Reservist Commitment; 49:51 Transfer to Pawtuxet River, Maryland/ Post- War Assignments; 52:00 Assignment to post-War Japan/ and Southeast Asian Air Bases; 55:11 Assignment to the Pentagon and retirement in 1968; 55:57 Service during Korea/ No combat; 56:15 Activities after retirement/ Rio Pinar/ Golfing; 56:40 Not maintaining contact with other veterans/ not flying after service; 57:40 Reflection on military service; 58:45 Early Life in Hometown and College education; 1:03:18 Conclusion.
Date of Birth
1916-11-11
Place of Birth
Peterson (Iowa)
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Iowa
War or Conflict
World War II
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1941-02-10
Type
Video; MovingImage
1968-07-01
Entrance into Service
Enlisted
Branch of Service
U.S. Marines
Unit of Service
VM 1st 224; VM 1st 224
Location of Service
Great Lakes (Ill.); Japan; Little Creak (Va.)
Highest Rank
Colonel; Col
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
No
Battles
Battle of Kwajalein Atoll
Medals
Unspecified
Achievements
See video for details.
Note
Not applicable
City of Birth
Peterson
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Campbell, Tyler
Interview Date
Summer 6-29-2016
Location of Interview
Winter Park, FL.
Subjects
Morrison, Jack; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives; United States. Marines
Collection Description
Contains logs, audio and video recordings of interviews with Central Florida's veterans as part of a history class project for the students at the University of Central Florida (UCF). The UCF Community Veterans History Project(CVHP) started in fall 2010. It collects, preserves, and makes accessible to the public the experiences of Central Florida's veterans so that future generations will better understand the realities of conflict. It is a collaborative endeavor supported by multiple departments and offices at UCF. The veterans' histories are archived and made digitally available through the UCF library and selected materials are contributed to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
Contributor Affiliation / Organization
RICHES; University of Central Florida
Contributors
Campbell, Tyler
Length of Interview
63 Minutes
Publisher
Department of History, University of Central Florida
Type
video
Rights
All rights are held by the respective holding institution. This material is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576. http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/
Repository
University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Project
UCF Community Veterans History Project
Document Type
Interview
Semester
Summer
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Morrison, Jack interview" (2016). Veterans Oral Histories. 479.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/479